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proviso

noun
/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.

  1. borrowed from proviso

Definitions

  1. A conditional provision to an agreement.

    • Now, with all these provisos in mind, what’s the best way to put spinach to work? All due respect to Popeye, a can may not be the tastiest way to introduce it to your table.
    • The writing has been on the wall that Americans’ support for mass deportation was subject to all kinds of caveats and provisos.

  2. A township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA